Fortunately for Gortat and the Wizards, the stakes in an NBA game are considerably less than those for the gladiators of ancient Rome, or even a Spartan military training exercises. NBA life is pretty cushy compared to an ancient Greek military barracks.

Whatever fires you up.

And Gortat can get fired up for at least another round (maybe two, watching the Pacers play lately).

For a laugh, follow the link to see how Gortat got some lines from “Training Day” wrong. You better not misquote Denzel.